Hewitt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hewitt Name Meaning: This is a related 'patronymic' of the given name 'Hugh'-Germanic element 'hug' meaning 'heart,mind,spirt'.

From old-French introduced to britain by the Normans.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hewitt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hewitt family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,909
Agricultural Labourer 233
Coal Miner 188
General Labourer 119
Dress Maker 113
Labourer 112
Domestic Servant 111
General Servant 105
Annuitant 75
Laundress 72
Farm Labourer 62
House Keeper 60
Cotton Weaver 55
General Servant Domestic 48
No Occupation 41
Grocer 37
Carpenter 35
Blacksmith 34
Charwoman 34
Tailor 34
Carter 32
Farm Servant Indoor 32
Farmers Son 32
Painter 30
Shoe Maker 30

Hewitt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hewitt 100% 95,411
2 Hewett 83% 26,892
3 Howitt 83% 7,132
4 Howett 67% 4,625
5 Hewit 83% 3,006
6 Hawitt 83% 523
7 Hawett 67% 420
8 Howatt 67% 317
9 Hewatt 83% 123
10 Hewiett 86% 110
11 Hawatt 67% 107

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